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Nimbus 4 CCS2004 FS9


Flight Test Data:

Indicated Airspeed Sink Rate Glide Ratio
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mph km/h fpm m/s L/D
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51.9 83.7 75 0.38 60.9
64.4 103.9 92 0.47 61.6
76.1 122.7 134 0.68 50.0

Polar Equation: y = (A * x^2) + (B * x) + C

Coefficients (y in fpm, x in mph):
(negative y = descent)
A = -0.093433037
B = 9.516282658
C = -317.228057561

Coefficients (y in m/s, x in km/h):
(negative y = descent)
A = -0.000182452
B = 0.029972509
C = -1.611519766

Maximum L/D: 64.3 @ 94.0 km/h (58.3 mph)

Minimum sink: 0.38 m/s @ 82.1 km/h
75 fpm @ 50.9 mph